Page

To open the Page dialog, select Format→Style...→Page.

This dialog allows you to adjust the overall layout of your score by changing the spacing of margins, systems, staves, lyrics lines, and frames. You can also control the display of key signatures, time signatures and clefs.

The diagram below is a guide to various parameters under the control of this dialog:

Music top margin: The distance between the top staff line of the first staff on the page and the top page margin.

Music bottom margin: The distance between the bottom staff line of the last staff on the page and the bottom page margin.

Staff distance: The space between staves which are not part of a grand staff (see below).

Grand staff distance: The space between staves that share the same instrument—such as the piano, organ, or those of a guitar staff/tab pair.

Sizes

Sets the proportional size of "small" and grace notes, as well as small staves and clefs. Changing this would be unusual.

Header, Footer

To open the Header, Footer dialog, select Format→Style...→Header, Footer.

This allows you to add header and footer text using meta tags (see Score information)—such as page numbers, page headers, copyright information etc. For example, You can create different Headers and Footers for even and odd pages, such as putting page numbers on the right for odd-numbered pages and on the left for even-numbered pages.

If you hover with your mouse over the Header or Footer text region, a list of macros will appear, showing their meaning, as well as the existing meta tags and their content.

To create a header or footer for an individual part, that part needs to be the active tab. To create a header or footer for a score with linked parts, make sure the main score is in the active tab.

Measure Numbers

To open the Measure Numbers dialog, select Format→Style...→Measure Numbers.

This allows you to specify whether measure numbers will appear in the score, and, if so, at what intervals. You can also set the font properties.

System

To open the System dialog, select Format→Style...→System.

This dialog allows you to adjust certain properties of all systems.

Brackets:

System bracket thickness: Set the width of system brackets.

Brace thickness: Set the width of system braces.

System bracket distance: Set the distance between system brackets and the start barlines.

Brace distance: Set the distance between system braces and the start barlines.

Dynamics

This dialog allows you set the default placement and autoplacement properties of dynamics.

Rehearsal Marks

To open the Rehearsal Marks dialog, select Format→Style...→Rehearsal Marks.

This dialog allows you set the default placement and autoplacement properties of rehearsal marks.

Figured Bass

To open the Figured Bass dialog, select Format→Style...→Figured Bass.

This allows you to set the default font, style, alignment and position of figured bass.

Chord Symbols

To open the Chord Symbols dialog, select Format→Style...→Chord Symbols.

This section allows you to adjust the format and positioning of chord symbols:

Appearance:

Chose a default chord symbol style—Standard, Jazz or Custom.

Note spelling:

Chose the spelling convention for chord symbols and whether to use capital or small letters.

Positioning:

Distance to fretboard diagram: The distance (in sp. units) from a chord symbol to a fretboard diagram when both are applied to the same location on a staff. This value overrides the above "Default vertical position" setting. The user can chose to place a chord symbol below a fretboard diagram by entering a negative value.

Maximum barline distance: Increases the distance between the final chord symbol in a measure and the following barline. You may wish to adjust this value if there is a recurring problem in the score with overlap between the final chord symbol in one measure and the following chord symbol.

Capo:

Capo fret position: Enter the number of the capo position at which you want to display substitute chords, in brackets, for all chord symbols in the score.

Fretboard Diagrams

To open the Fretboard Diagrams dialog, select Format→Style...→Fretboard Diagrams.

Default vertical position: the distance in sp. units from a newly applied fretboard diagram to a staff. A negative value may be used.

Scale: Increase or decrease the size of the fretboard diagram in the score.

Fret offset number font size: Increase or decrease the size of a fret number displayed next to a diagram.

Position Left/Right: Display fret number to the left or right of the fretboard diagram.

Barré line thickness: Make barre lines in fretboard diagrams thicker or thinner.

Text Styles

To open the Text Styles dialog, select Format→Style...→Text Styles.

This dialog allows you to set the formatting of all text styles. Individual text styles can also be set from the Inspector.

OK / Cancel / Apply buttons

Any changes made in the Style dialog are immediately applied to the score, but can be rescinded at any time by pressing Cancel—which also exits the dialog. Press OK to save your changes to the score and close the window.

If you are making formatting adjustments in an instrument part, use the Apply to all Parts button to apply all changes to all parts in the score.